Melissa Baker is an Australian business designer who works with internet media, online websites, shopping systems, business branding and print advertising for clients around Australia and the globe. More...

Recent work:

WishWare Beads Update

WishWare Beads

WishWare Beads is a site that I work very closely with, as we are constantly updating it (so it wont look like what is pictured for long!). We recently did a major site refresh which really cleaned up the design. We have added a Twitter section to the footer, as well as a more modern layout generally.

Regular updates really keeps this business moving, with a majority of business coming from the online shopping system. This client has seen rapid growth in the past year, even in the current financial crisis. This is most likely due to continually adding information, regular newsletters and specials for newsletter members and effective magazine advertising (I am also responsible for designing WishWare Beads ads in several craft magazines).

Homebirth Access Sydney

Homebirth Access Sydney is a website that was designed for the clients to be able to manage their subscribers list and allow online purchasing of membership and products. The clients had specific needs, in that they need to be able to transfer administration and sales roles as volunteers change.

homebirth access sydney website

Homebirth Access Sydney includes a Content Management System with a full Shopping Cart. The shopping cart uses a custom programmed script to print out addresses for all subscribers to the magazine. It also features downloadable products (instant for PayPal) and regular products which can be ordered by users of the site.

Another feature is the Members Only ability, which will be added to in the future. This allows access to certain pages by group members.

I also designed the Homebirth Access Sydney logo, a brochure and a series of posters for this client. This allowed for a more professional image for the entire organisation.

itti bitti Expo Stand

itti bitti Expo Stand draft
Original concept.

A recent product was an expo stand recently designed for itti bitti. The panels are 6 meters wide and 3 meters high.

Featuring photography by Amanda Keeys.

Below are some photographs of the actual stand as displayed in Brisbane. We are making other changes to the rest of the layout too, to improve the stand further.

itti bitti Expo Stand Brisbane

itti bitti Expo Stand Brisbane
You can also see a few of the postcards and magnets that I have designed for itti bitti.

Wise Food Education - Practitioner Website

Wise Food Education

Another semi-recent site that I completed… this is a blog with a custom template which in this case is used as a content management system. Wise Food Education was developed for a practitioner website, so that the client can educate and stay in contact with her patients. Also included are forms for online booking of courses and appointments. This apple logo and tree were designed to suit the clients business style.

Acupuncture Network

The Acupuncture Network website was finished a couple of months ago, but unfortunately I’ve been so busy working that I haven’t had time to update my own site.

Acupuncture Network

This site features a blog system for the main website and phpbb forum which is the hub of the website. I have designed this site in such a way that it can be read in most mobile browsers, as well as the standard browsers. There is also an advertising system for the display of banner ads. Advertisers can log in to browse their statistics for each advertising campaign.

I also work regularly with the Acupuncture Network, providing site administration and regular data back-ups.

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